Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Vladimir Gregorievitch Simkhovitch (1874-1959, a professor at Columbia University, New York, New York, and an art collector who spent time in Maine); inherited by his grandson, Dr. Paul Didisheim; donated to NMAI in 1996 by Dr. Paul Didisheim in memory of Professor Vladimir G. Simkhovitch.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Passamaquoddy
- Previous owner
- Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch (Vladimir Gregorievitch Simkhovitch), Non-Indian, 1874-1959
- Dr. Paul Didisheim, Non-Indian
- Donor
- Dr. Paul Didisheim, Non-Indian
- Date created
- 1850-1900
- Object Name
- Canoe paddle
- Media/Materials
- Wood, paint, varnish
- Techniques
- Carved, incised, painted, varnished
- Dimensions
- 154.10 x 11.80 x 2.50 cm
- Object Type
- Watercraft and accessories
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